Obituaries

Hessie Beckenbach

Hessie Beckenbach

Jul 28, 2003

MRS. HESSIE BECKENBACH Mrs. Hessie Stewart Beckenbach, 86, resident of Walton Circle in Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with J.D. Brooks officiating. Burial will be in Gibsonville Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until...

Bill Caldwell

Bill Caldwell

Jul 27, 2003

MR. BILL CALDWELL Mr. William James "Bill" Caldwell, 89, retired employee of Monsanto Chemical Company and resident of Cranford Hollow Road in the Bear Creek Community, died Monday, July 28, 2003, at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon, Thursday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jack White and Ewing Neelley officiating. Burial will be in...

Cole Fleming

Cole Fleming

Jul 27, 2003

COLE FLEMING Ligon Cole Fleming, 65, employee of Impact Center, died Monday, July 28, 2003, at his residence on Kennedy Drive. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Charlene Ogilvie officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.oakesandnichols.com. The Maury...

Joe Mack Benderman

Joe Mack Benderman

Jul 24, 2003

JOE MACK BENDERMANJoe Mack Benderman, 75, retired school teacher and resident of Mack Benderman Road in the Scotts Mill Community, died Friday, July 25, 2003, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Monday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Kelley and Rev. Phillip Wright officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery with...

Wilma Turner

Wilma Turner

Jul 24, 2003

MRS. WILMA TURNER Mrs. Wilma R. Johnson Turner, 70, retired employee of Weather Tamer and resident of Cherry Street, died Friday, July 25, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Monday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Buddy Roberts and Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The...

Mary Renfro

Mary Renfro

Jul 22, 2003

MRS. MARY RENFRO Mrs. Mary Augusta Gibson Renfro, 80, retired Civil Service Employee and resident of Sixth Avenue, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Art Robins officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Lee Pullen

Lee Pullen

Jul 22, 2003

MR. LEE PULLEN Mr. Russell Lee Pullen, 79, farmer and resident of Neely Hollow Road, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Burton Daimwood officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 P.M....

Nolan Cothran

Nolan Cothran

Jul 22, 2003

MR. NOLAN COTHRON, SR. Mr. James Nolan Cothron, Sr., 83, former resident of Maury County, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at his residence on Mashburn Road in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon, Saturday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jim Growden officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

Mildred C Fowler

Mildred C Fowler

Jul 21, 2003

Mrs. Mildred Caughran Fowler, 92, widow of Charles Oscar Fowler, II, died Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at her residence on Howard Lane. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Smith officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 - 7:00...

John Fox

John Fox

Jul 21, 2003

MR. JOHN FOX Mr. John F. Fox, 65, retired manager of transportation at Union Carbide and resident of Osborne Road, died Tuesday, July 22, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tennessee. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Friday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Father Patrick Conner officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in...

Barry Brown

Barry Brown

Jul 20, 2003

Barry Brown, 48, retired employee of Columbia State Community College and longtime resident of the Knob Creek Community, died Monday, July 21, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Harvel Stockard, Rev. Ezell Rose, and Andrew Brown officiating. Burial will be in Jones Cemetery. The...

Beulah Stewman

Beulah Stewman

Jul 19, 2003

MRS. BEULAH STEWMAN Mrs. Beulah Mae Goosby Stewman, 97, retired supervisor at Dixie Manufacturing and Weather Tamer and former resident of Bestview Drive, died Sunday, July 20, 2003 at Heritage Manor of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Adair officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens....

Lucile Bridges Taylor

Lucile Bridges Taylor

Jul 17, 2003

MRS. LUCILE TAYLOR Mrs. Lucile Bridges Taylor, 82, retired school teacher and resident of Woods Drive, died Friday, July 18, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Sunday at Riverside United Methodist Church with Rev. Ray Newell officiating. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Monday at Hollywood Cemetery in Jackson, Tennessee,...

Dorothy Greene Parks

Dorothy Greene Parks

Jul 17, 2003

MRS. DOROTHY PARKS Mrs. Dorothy Greene Parks, 71, homemaker, died Friday, July 18, 2003, at her residence in Livonia, Michigan. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Neapolis Cemetery with Rev. Don Noble officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Sparta, Tennessee, native was the daughter of the late Charles Greene...

Velma Watkins

Velma Watkins

Jul 16, 2003

MRS. VELMA WATKINS Mrs. Velma Ervin Watkins, 95, resident of West Fifteenth Street, died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at NHC Hillview Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Ledbetter and Rev. Gary Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Notes of sympathy may be sent...

Nannie Lee Ashley

Nannie Lee Ashley

Jul 16, 2003

MRS. NANNIE LEE ASHLEY Mrs. Nannie Lee Stepp Ashley, 90, former resident of the Riverside area, died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 Noon Monday at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. David McGregor and Rev. E. G. Sims officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit...

Sarah Love

Sarah Love

Jul 15, 2003

MRS. SARAH LOVE Mrs. Sarah Savage Love, 81, resident of Booker Farm Road in the Hampshire Community, died Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at Hidden Acres Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Macer officiating. Burial will be in Edwards Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from...

T S Shelton

T S Shelton

Jul 15, 2003

MR. T.S. "DICK" SHELTON Mr. Thurman Stephen "Dick" Shelton, 90, retired dozier operator and resident of Alpine Drive, died Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Jones officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Jonathan Fitzgerald

Jonathan Fitzgerald

Jul 14, 2003

JONATHAN FITZGERALD Mr. Jonathan Earl Fitzgerald, 17, died Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at his residence on Carpenters Bridge Road. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Calvin Hardison officiating. Burial will be in Morton Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday after 4:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Notes of...

Cecil Edward Pitts

Cecil Edward Pitts

Jul 13, 2003

Mr. Cecil Edward Pitts, 55, outdoor salesman for Wurth, Inc. died Monday, July 14, 2003 at his residence on General Roberts Drive. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jay Hoppus officiating. Burial will be in Santa Fe Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19....